fail

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.).
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To neglect.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive, of a machine, etc.) To cease to operate correctly.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
  8. Noun.  a failure, especially of a financial transaction.
  9. Noun.  a failing grade in an academic examination.

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